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... > social science subjects > sociology > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > prostitution and motherhood
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > prostitution and motherhood
... > social science subjects > sociology > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > prostitution and motherhood
... > social science subjects > sociology > social theory > micro-interactionist theory > social interaction > human relationships > family studies > motherhood encyc > issues in motherhood > prostitution and motherhood

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prostitution and motherhood  

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  • Focusing on prostitution as it relates to motherhood magnifies some of the myths, misunderstandings, and ambiguities that surround society's theorizing about the sex industry in general, and about women prostitutes in particular. This is because prostitutes are more often than not perceived by society as women who do not deserve, or are emotionally unfit, to be mothers.Despite the fact that most prostitutes become mothers at some point in their lives, very few studies have focused on the connection of motherhood with prostitution, and even less so on non-Western prostitution and its settings. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; Prostitution and Motherhood]

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